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Centralized Service Configuration - Groups Tab

Centralized Service Configuration – Groups Tab

Note: The information in this topic applies to NetWitness Platform Version 11.7 and Later.

The netwitness_configureicon_34x30.png (Configure) > Policies view contains two tabs: Groups and Policies.

Workflow

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What do you want to do?

  • User Role: Administrator
  • I want to...: set up a host.
  • Documentation:

    Setting Up a Host


  • User Role: Administrator
  • I want to...: maintain a host.
  • Documentation: Maintaining Hosts



* You can perform these tasks in the current view.

Related Topics:

Quick Look

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Below is an example of the Groups tab:

The following table describes the Groups tab.

  • Column 1: 1
  • Column 2:

    Toolbar

    • Create New- Lets you create a new group. For more information, see "Create a Group" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.

    • Edit – Lets you edit the group. For more information, see "Managing Policies and Groups" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.

    • Publish – Publishes selected groups.

    • Restart Services – Restarts the service associated with the selected group. This option is disable if:

      • There are no services in the group.

      • No service restart is required.

    • Delete- Deletes the selected groups.


  • Column 1: 2
  • Column 2:

    Filter Pane

    • Filters: You can filter groups based on Policy Type and Policy Status, Service Type and Service Status.

      To hide, click the netwitness_icon-close.png icon at the top-right of the panel. To display if hidden, click the netwitness_ic-filter4.png icon in the toolbar.

    • Reset: Removes the currently applied filter criteria.

    For more information, see "Filter Groups" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.


  • Column 1:

    3

  • Column 2:

    Group List Pane

    • Group Name – Name of the group.

    • Description – Description of the group.

    • Service Type – Displays the service type to which the group is applied.

    • Services – Displays the service to the which the group is applied.

    • Policies – Displays the policy to which the group is applied.

    • Policy Status – Status of the policy. The values are: Published, Unpublished, Failed, N/A.

    You can also sort on any column. If you mouse over a column header, a sort icon is displayed: netwitness_ic-colsortasc2.png. Click the icon to sort by the selected column.


  • Column 1:

    4

  • Column 2:

    Groups Details Panel

    Displays the properties of the selected group.

    Note: Click the row to view the Properties panel for a group.


Create Group Dialog

Below is an example of the Create Group dialog.

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The table describes the information and options in the Create Group dialog.

  • Field: Group Name
  • Description: Name of the group. The name should be unique.

  • Field: Group Description (Optional)
  • Description: Description of the group. Description should not exceed 8000 characters.

  • Field: Service Type
  • Description: Select the type of service for a group. Available options are Log Decoder, Decoder, and Concentrator.

  • Field: Save and Close
  • Description: Saves the settings and closes the Create Group dialog.

Define Group Dialog

Below is an example of the define group dialog.

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The table describes the information and options in the Define Group dialog.

  • Field: Service List
  • Description:

    Displays the list of services associated with the selected service type.

    The following describes services list:

    • Service name – Name of the service.

    • Service type – Displays the service type of the service.

    • Group – Name of the group.

    • Policies – Displays the policies associated with the service.

    • Host – Host name of the service.

    • Version – Service version.

    • All – Lets you to add services to the group. You can either click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to add all services or click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to add specific service.


  • Field: Hide Services in a Group
  • Description: Displays the services that is not assigned to any group. By default, this option is disabled.

  • Field: Selected Services
  • Description: Displays the list of selected services for the group.

  • Field: Save and Close
  • Description: Saves the setting and closes the Define Group dialog.

  • Field:

    Save and Publish

  • Description:

    Saves and publishes the created group.

    Note: This option is disabled if you have not:
    - Assigned services
    - Assigned policies


Assign Policy Dailog

Below is an example of Assign Policy dialog.

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The following table describes assign policy dialog:

  • Field: Policies List
  • Description:

    Displays the list of policies associated with the group. The following describes policies list:

    • Name – Name of the policy.

    • Policy Type – Displays the policy type.

    • Description – Description of the policy.

    • Groups – Groups associated with the policy.

    • Action - Click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to add policies to the group.


  • Field: Policy Type
  • Description: Select the policy type from the drop-down list.

  • Field:

    Selected Policies

  • Description:

    Displays the list of selected policies for the group.


  • Field: Save and Close
  • Description: Saves the settings and closes the Create Group dialog.

  • Field: Save and Publish
  • Description:

    Saves and publishes the created group.

    Note: This option is disabled if you have not:
    - Assigned services.
    - Assigned policies.


  • Column 1:
  • Column 2: